Section 213: References to maternity leave, etc.

Equality Act 2010 · 2010 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 16: General and miscellaneous

This section applies for the purposes of this Act.

A reference to a woman on maternity leave is a reference to a woman on—

compulsory maternity leave,
ordinary maternity leave, or
additional maternity leave.

A reference to a woman on compulsory maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she satisfies the conditions prescribed for the purposes of section 72(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

A reference to a woman on ordinary maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she is exercising the right to ordinary maternity leave.

A reference to the right to ordinary maternity leave is a reference to the right conferred by section 71(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

A reference to a woman on additional maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she is exercising the right to additional maternity leave.

A reference to the right to additional maternity leave is a reference to the right conferred by section 73(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

"Additional maternity leave period" has the meaning given in section 73(2) of that Act.

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